November 30, 2011
Tickets for the 10th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival go on sale today! Tickets may be purchased online or at the SYRCL office (216 Main Street in Nevada City) between 12-5 pm Monday-Friday. Coming mid-December is Wild & Scenic merchandise—a ticket and a tee make a great holiday gift. SYRCL Members receive a discount [...]
November 30, 2011
For Immediate Release Contacts: Caleb Dardick, Executive Director, 265-5961 x207 Shana Maziarz, Creative Director, 265-5961 x212 SYRCL to honor John Olmsted with special showing of son’s personal film Nevada City – In honor of John Olmsted’s lasting contribution to the Yuba River Watershed, the South Yuba River Citizens League (SYRCL) will show his son’s very [...]
November 11, 2011
When the state of California, deep in red ink, announced the potential closure of the South Yuba River State Park and 70 other state parks, the news hit our local community like a bombshell. Adding to the shock is the news that the historic Bridgeport covered bridge has already been closed due to concerns about [...]
November 11, 2011
Only one year after completing the groundbreaking report, Concepts for Rehabilitation of the Parks Bar Reach of the Lower Yuba River, SYRCL has begun implementating the Hammon Bar Riparian Enhancement Pilot Project by planting 1640 large cottonwood and willow cuttings over the next few weeks. The cuttings are being planted where these types trees have [...]
November 11, 2011
The 10th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival is shaping up to be our largest & most ambitious festival to date. To celebrate our 10th Anniversary and the spirit of activism embodied in Wild & Scenic, our theme for this year is A Decade of Inspiring Activism. We will feature films highlighting the people and [...]
November 10, 2011
Wild Chinook salmon are great to think about, but until you’ve seen them during spawning season while floating the lower Yuba River, they might be only big fish. Throughout this fall, SYRCL River Science staff, volunteer naturalists, and river guides from Environmental Travel Companions (ETC) have taken over 300 people on the Lower Yuba River [...]
November 10, 2011
The South Yuba River Citizens League is now enrolled in an e-scrip program sponsored by SPD Markets. 3% of your total purchases can benefit SYRCL if you sign up and designate us as your charity of choice—at no cost to you! To start supporting us, follow these simple steps: 1) Visit an SPD market and [...]
November 9, 2011
Bidding ends tomorrow, November 10 for the Wild & Scenic Online Auction. We hope you have enjoyed bidding on the over 190 generously donated items. If you have not had a chance to bid, there is still time to register and bid on the 150 remaining items still open for bidding at http://auction.syrcl.org. Some of [...]
November 7, 2011
If you’ve been bidding in SYRCL’s Wild & Scenic Online Auction–thank you. If you haven’t, don’t worry–there is still time to place a bid or two. But, if you have your eye on a particular item we want to make sure you know that bidding closes for certain items starting TOMORROW. Each item lists it’s [...]
November 1, 2011
The Wild & Scenic Online Auction will start closing for bidding November 8th at 2 pm, ending all bidding on November 10. Time is running out for you to bid on your favorite items donated to us by generous supporters who believe in SYRCL’s work. Take a peek for yourself at http://auction.syrcl.org Help us spread [...]